Only two weeks ago, Warner Bros. completely scrapped plans for their long gestating Masters of the Universe project, allowing the option to lapse. That project, written by Justin Marks and to be helmed by Kung Fu Panda's John Stevenson, had some legit steam behind it amongst the internet community. Apparently all of that fell on deaf ears. At the time I stated that I thought the film would still get done, but not before 2012, and it looks like I might be right.
Columbia Pictures has swooped in and is now negotiating to secure the rights to the famed 80's toy property about a wimpy prince who wields a sword that turns him into the most powerful warrior in the universe when he utters the words "By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!!" He-Man battles against his nemesis, the skull-faced Skeletor and his army of evil minions. If Columbia does indeed take up the project, it will no longer have Marks or Stevenson attatched, so it would have to start from the ground up.
Good news, indeed. My hope of seeing Rachel Nichols as Teela has been ignited once again.
THR has even more on the story here.
